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Wachiya, Kwe, She:kun, Amanda T. Sam insin'kásun. Chisásípíuíyiyiu ní. Digital Art Tipi: Blog (Portfolio). GRANDDAUGHTER OF HUNTERS FROM THE GREAT RIVER; WHERE OUR ANCESTORS SNARED THE CARIBOU INTO THE FORESTS... @ouwaah / www.amandatsam.net / IG: #iiyiyiyu
Showing posts with label creelabix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creelabix. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
kaahkipaahtaau
Tonight's Cree verb is:
ᑳᐦᑭᐹᐦᑖᐤ kaahkipaahtaau
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| kaahkipaahtaau / source cited: eastcree.org |
(s/he walks with legs apart)
Friday, October 5, 2012
words from Nicki Moisseaux 1042012
ᑖᐧᐹᐦ ᒌᒧᑎᓰᐤ ᐊᓐ ᒥᔑᐤ ᐋ ᔒᐅᑖᑦ.
taapwaah chiimutisiiu an mishiu aa shiiutaat.
[For sure it moves secretively in the event that it is hungry.]
ᑳᐧᐄ ᑖᐅᑐᓈᐦᐧᑳᒨᒄ, ᒋᑭ ᐲᐦᑎᑖᐦᔮᐤ ᒦᓐ ᐲᔥᒄ...
kaawii taautunaahkwaamuukw, chiki piihtitaahyaau miin piishkw...
[Do not sleep with your mouths open, for the nighthawk will fly inside again...]
- Nicki Moisseaux
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
sikipwaau nisk ᓯᑭᐧᐹᐤ ᓂᔅᒃ
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| © 2007 Amanda T. Sam |
sikipwaau nisk ᓯᑭᐧᐹᐤ ᓂᔅᒃ
(s/he spins and roasts goose on a string by an open fire)
(s/he spins and roasts goose on a string by an open fire)
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creelabix source cited: www.eastcree.org
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Chronicles of Jim Saahuun update 07-11-2012
I have neglected Jim Saahuun for a season, school is another full-time job itself... he is still in a coma kaw. I am working as a journalist again this summer. Another school of storytelling itself.
Mostly, I have been working on this narrative project offline; on paper and pen whenever I get the chance to sit down and think creatively.
During the winter semester at Concordia University, is where the last recent episode actually took place in an academic paper/ creative art book format for my First Peoples Sacred Stories course; where (James) Jim Taayuu presented his presentation just right after their near-fatal accident which landed Jim Saahuun in a coma. Fusing traditional and western philosophy was quite the headache however, it is workable and educational. It seems like every new episode that I write becomes even larger with every word spoken, then written, then translated, then painted. The more the setting needs the space to be created, the more time this narrative needs to flourished properly, and the histories of the characters take root even deeper than what I have initially conceived.
I am beginning to illustrate some of the characters, mostly creating Mr Saahuun, in order to give face to faceless characters and to aid me visualize their interactions. (I will need reference models pretty soon.)
This narrative project has been developing and growing on me as a storyteller for the past decade or so and I am determined to continue creating this project until it's manifested in its entirety as I originally dreamt it at the beginning.
I would like to thank all of my teachers, family, friends, even strangers that I have met along the way, who have either discouraged me (we all need motivational reasons), others who encouraged me to be creative, in mind, in spirit, on canvas, on paper, or in any or every other medium that I have been using since I began on this journey as a human being and as a Storyteller from birth. Words of encouragement are important, whether they are directed to an adult, a child, or youth, or even an elder. You all know who you are, mishtii jiniskuumitinaawao.
Akuuda, Wachiya. nii Amanda T. Sam
Mostly, I have been working on this narrative project offline; on paper and pen whenever I get the chance to sit down and think creatively.
During the winter semester at Concordia University, is where the last recent episode actually took place in an academic paper/ creative art book format for my First Peoples Sacred Stories course; where (James) Jim Taayuu presented his presentation just right after their near-fatal accident which landed Jim Saahuun in a coma. Fusing traditional and western philosophy was quite the headache however, it is workable and educational. It seems like every new episode that I write becomes even larger with every word spoken, then written, then translated, then painted. The more the setting needs the space to be created, the more time this narrative needs to flourished properly, and the histories of the characters take root even deeper than what I have initially conceived.
I am beginning to illustrate some of the characters, mostly creating Mr Saahuun, in order to give face to faceless characters and to aid me visualize their interactions. (I will need reference models pretty soon.)
This narrative project has been developing and growing on me as a storyteller for the past decade or so and I am determined to continue creating this project until it's manifested in its entirety as I originally dreamt it at the beginning.
I would like to thank all of my teachers, family, friends, even strangers that I have met along the way, who have either discouraged me (we all need motivational reasons), others who encouraged me to be creative, in mind, in spirit, on canvas, on paper, or in any or every other medium that I have been using since I began on this journey as a human being and as a Storyteller from birth. Words of encouragement are important, whether they are directed to an adult, a child, or youth, or even an elder. You all know who you are, mishtii jiniskuumitinaawao.
Akuuda, Wachiya. nii Amanda T. Sam
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Comatose - "Jim Saahuun Chronicles" 9-13-2011
Comatose - "Jim Saahuun Chronicles" 9-13-2011
Ki'iiyaak miin kaa winshkaat (James) Jim Saahuun inti'kuuwiinikimikuu'ch.
Coma uuwaash chii taauu kuutaawch piisuum...
Maa'ch aachischit, chii kawtip'piiyuu bus kaa intuu aapitsiit aa chichshaapaayaach.
kaat chiishkawnaashik maak kiiyaa wiich boy (James) Jim Taayuu chii naatawkaashinyuu wii.
Nimuwii aatuuwii auch suuk uushuukshinyuu wiich boy.
Shaash aati pawmi'taao miin wii Jim Taayuu kiiyaa kaa siichiyaasit kaa waapmaat Saahuun aa tuukaapiich...
ᑭᐦᐄᔮᒃ ᒦᓐ ᑳ ᐧᐃᓐᔥᑳᑦ ᒐᐃᒣᔅ ᒋᒻ ᓵᐦᐆᓐ ᐃᓐᑎᑰᐧᐄᓂᑭᒥᑰᐦᒡ
ᑯᐦᐆᒪ ᐆᐧᐋᔥ ᒌ ᑖᐆ ᑰᑖᐧᒡ ᐲᓲᒻ...
ᒫᒡ ᐋᒋᔅᒋᑦ, ᒌ ᑲᐧᑎᑉᐦᐲᔫ bus ᑳ ᐃᓐᑑ ᐋᐱᑦᓰᑦ ᐋ ᒋᒡᔖᐹᔮᒡ.
ᑳᑦ ᒌᔥᑲᐧᓈᔑᒃ ᒫᒃ ᑮᔮ ᐧᐄᒡ ᐴᐄ ᒐᐃᒣᔅ ᒋᒻ ᑖᔫ ᒌ ᓈᑕᐧᑳᔑᓐᔫ ᐧᐄ.
ᓂᒧᐧᐄ ᐋᑑᐧᐄ ᐊᐅᒡ ᓲᒃ ᐆᔔᒃᔑᓐᔫ ᐧᐄᒡ boy.
ᔖᔥ ᐋᑎ ᐸᐧᒥᑖo ᒦᓐ ᐧᐄ ᒋᒻ ᑖᔫ ᑮᔮ ᑳ ᓰᒌ ᔮᓯᑦ ᑳ ᐧᐋᑉᒫᑦ ᓵᐦᐆᓐ ᐋ ᑑᑳᐲᒡ...
>> Comatose - "Jim Saahuun Chronicles" 9-13-2011
written by: Amanda T. Sam @ouwaah
www.AmandaTSam.net
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The Legend of Ayaashauu
This is one of my fav' legends growing up. Hearing about the witches with the pointy elbows use to scare me as a kid.. not as much as the eduum uushtekawn (disembodied dog head) lol
If only I didn't have such a short attention span, I would give Trad. Storytelling a shot too.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
dab iiyiyuu diva glam: thigh high boots
Ooo, I found the perfect pair of water-proof thigh high boots aka [kaa'jaa'ji'baaw'ma'jii'ni'tuu'ti'naa'yaa'i'ch] with corrosion-resistant heels that can also double as fish harpoons [just stomp on them trouts & pikes] or ice picker for late-winter ice fishing! Je suis tellement prête pour le 'goose break' !!! I think I am in-luv with this pair, kaw... hypnotic gin&tonic footwear~~~
Friday, February 1, 2008
one blurry click gone wrong
So as I was attempting to archive the 2006-2007 posts under the influence of... (cough, "juniper-green tea") earlier this week, I deleted the f*&&#$ thing... (ya think I would've learned my lesson from previous experience nah?)
So far, I still have the Cree Word of the Week backups on my newly-revived classic laptop [other Vista Laptop Sux Big Time]. I am going to continue to post new ones, starting next week or so. I think they were also posted somewhere inside bebo istchii. Um, uhh... [lost my thought] Yea! Here's the 2007 collection [.
Akuuda, Wachiya!
[Yes, that's what the definition of cat stated in the cree dictionary!]
So far, I still have the Cree Word of the Week backups on my newly-revived classic laptop [other Vista Laptop Sux Big Time]. I am going to continue to post new ones, starting next week or so. I think they were also posted somewhere inside bebo istchii. Um, uhh... [lost my thought] Yea! Here's the 2007 collection [.
Akuuda, Wachiya!
[Yes, that's what the definition of cat stated in the cree dictionary!]
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